Friday, September 12, 2008

Songs of Inspiration: MercyMe & Bring the Rain




I went to an amazing women's weekend a year ago and the theme song we had for the entire weekend was "Bring the Rain" by MercyMe. The song has spoken so much to me during this time in my life, more than I ever thought a song could.

My Hubby and I have been on the worship team for a long time and we were in charge of the youth group and their worship team before that, so we both have a love of music. I sing and Hubby plays guitar and we both love it. Our 3 yr old son knows how to hold a guitar and pick, and can carry a simple rhythm on the drums without ever having had instruction.

This song speaks to me because a few days after that weekend I hit one of my lowest of lows and I know it was Satan who spurred it and allowed it to happen at all. He wanted to get me because I was on a Godly high and he was determined to knock me down. This song let me know that I can praise Jesus even during those rains and storms in my life. They are going to happen and the best thing to do is to lift him up and allow him to work on me and through me. If I close the door to him during the hard times, they only get harder because I'm not letting him help me. Oftentimes, I've noticed, the points in my life where I spend the most time with God are my lowest.

If you think about it as a parent, you don't want your children to fall or to fail, but when they do you savor the time you have to help them back up on their feet or to hold them tight. That's a precious time to get close to them. We are God's children and he wants to do the same for us.

Here's a link to the song

the chorus:
So I pray....
Bring me joy, bring me peace,
Bring the chance to be free,
bring me anything that brings you glory
I know there will be days, when life brings me pain
but if that's what it takes to praise you,
Jesus bring the rain.


I found this picture of my son from this summer after a rain. I knew I'd taken some pictures of him playing in the water, but I hadn't realized that the expression that he had is the same way I feel everytime I hear this song. It almost brought me to tears when I found it. What a blessing to find a picture of your little one that speaks the words you feel... God is amazing!

This is the first song I ever sang a solo on for my church family. I'd never had the courage to do it before as I'm the quite type. Singing with someone else has become natural, but a solo was never an option. I've connected with this song so well that even during that first solo, I was able to do it almost entirely by memory.

Every time I hear it when I'm driving I just want to pull the car over and sing along at the top of my lungs! One of these days I just might :)

5 comments:

lynettebm said...

Amen! What a beautiful picture! Blessings to you!

Debra Kaye said...

I love Mercy Me and Bring the Rain....they are a great witnessing group!

Thanks for sharing with us today...blessings to you!

GranthamLynn said...

Great post. I love this song too.
And I know what you mean about going on the path he puts you on and the attacks. But if you can you have to smile because it is realizing where the attacks come from makes you realize your doing right.
I love your son in the rain photo.It is great.
Thanks for sharing it and reminding us of this song.
Blessings on your ministry.
Sherry

Stephanie said...

Mercy Me is one CD(or two!!) that I have worn out and this song is one of my favs. I enjoyed reading about your family because I just started guitar lessons this past Monday...so cover your ears! Very cute picture, by the way.

Susan said...

Oh, I just love this song, it has ministered to me time and time again.

And that picture of your son, just PRICELESS!!

Thanks for sharing this with us~

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